Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) Altman Z-Score: 1.93 (As of Jul. 21, 2026) — 37% Above Median

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SAU:4280 Kingdom Holding Co SAU:4280
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Price ﷼11.22
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What is Kingdom Holding Co Altman Z-Score?

Kingdom Holding Co SAU:4280 -3.28% 60 Altman Z-Score is 1.93 as of Jul. 21, 2026, which is 37% above its 10-year median of 1.41. GuruFocus rates SAU:4280 with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼8.14 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 548 Conglomerates companies, Kingdom Holding Co ranks worse than 51.09% on this metric.

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.02 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Kingdom Holding Co has a Altman Z-Score of 1.93, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Kingdom Holding Co is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4280' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.41   Max: 2.37
Current: 2.02

During the past 13 years, Kingdom Holding Co's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.37. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 1.41.


Kingdom Holding Co  (SAU:4280) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Kingdom Holding Co Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kingdom Holding Co Altman Z-Score Chart

Kingdom Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.34 1.49 1.18 1.51 1.39

Kingdom Holding Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.42 1.37 1.31 1.39 1.81

SAU:4280 vs HON, MMM: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kingdom Holding Co Altman Z-Score vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Kingdom Holding Co Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.0142+1.4*0.083+3.3*0.04+0.6*2.7107+1.0*0.0344
=1.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was ﷼73,319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼4,192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼3,153 Mil.
Retained Earnings was ﷼6,087 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 287.466 + 572.749 + 850.964 + 429.257 = ﷼2,140 Mil.
Interest Expense was -206.413 + -180.858 + -183.179 + -224.722 = ﷼-795 Mil.
Revenue was 573.402 + 702.376 + 625.202 + 623.078 = ﷼2,524 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was ﷼41,581 Mil.
Total Liabilities was ﷼15,340 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(4191.634 - 3152.512)/73319.373
=0.0142

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=6087.338/73319.373
=0.083

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(2140.436 - -795.172)/73319.373
=0.04

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=41581.320/15339.655
=2.7107

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=2524.058/73319.373
=0.0344

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Kingdom Holding Co has a Altman Z-Score of 1.93 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 1.93 mean?
Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) has a Altman Z-Score of 1.93 as of Jul. 21, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Kingdom Holding Co and its competitors. This is 37% above median its historical median of 1.41. Over the past decade, Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.86 to 2.37. According to the industry distribution chart, Kingdom Holding Co ranks #280 out of 548 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 51.1%.
Is Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score too high?
Kingdom Holding Co's current Altman Z-Score of 1.93 is 37% above median its 10-year median of 1.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.86 to a high of 2.37. The Conglomerates industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.07. Kingdom Holding Co's value of 1.93 is 6.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kingdom Holding Co ranks #280 out of 548 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kingdom Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kingdom Holding Co's Altman Z-Score compare to HON and MMM?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Kingdom Holding Co ranks #280 out of 548 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Kingdom Holding Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.07. Kingdom Holding Co's value of 1.93 is 6.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Kingdom Holding Co's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.86 to 2.37 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.41 vs. the industry median of 2.07, Kingdom Holding Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Conglomerates company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Conglomerates companies is 2.07, based on 548 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Kingdom Holding Co's current Altman Z-Score of 1.93 is 6.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Kingdom Holding Co and its competitors. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kingdom Holding Co's current Altman Z-Score is 1.93, which is 37% above median its own 10-year median of 1.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kingdom Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼8.14, compared to a current price of ﷼11.22 — trading 37.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 1.93, which is 37% above median its 10-year median of 1.41 and 6.8% below the Conglomerates industry median of 2.07. Kingdom Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280), the current Altman Z-Score is 1.93 as of Jul. 21, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Kingdom Holding Co (SAU:4280) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingdom Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ﷼11.22 is trading 37.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼8.14. GuruFocus considers Kingdom Holding Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SAU:4280:

  • Altman Z-Score: 1.93 (37% above median its 10-year median of 1.41)
  • GF Value™: ﷼8.14 vs. price of ﷼11.22 (37.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 6.8% below the Conglomerates median (#280 of 548)

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4280 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kingdom Holding Co Business Description

Address Kingdom Centre, 66th Floor, P.O. Box 1, Riyadh, SAU, 11321
Kingdom Holding Co is an investment holding company with its operations based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The principal activities are hotel management and operations, commercial services, education, and investments. The company derives maximum revenue from equity investment. The firm's segment includes Equity investments, Hotels, Real estate, and other segments. The company generates the key revenue from the Hotels segment. The Hotels segment includes investments in subsidiaries and associates that are in the business of managing and owning hotel properties and related activities.
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